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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
241 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

California waters-
Inner waters from  60 nm to 150 nm offshore.
Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore.

Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.

PZZ899-221115-
241 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge will move
SE across the central and S waters tonight into Fri night while
weakening. A series of cold fronts will move E and SE across the
area tonight into Sat night. Another ridge will build E over the
waters Sun into Sun night, then shift inland Mon. Another cold
front will move SE over the area Mon into Mon night. Yet another
ridge will build SE over the region Mon night into Tue night,
before another cold front moves over the waters Tue night.

$$

PZZ820-221115-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
241 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance
of rain. Scattered showers.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ920-221115-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
241 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
9 to 16 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to
17 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 11 to 18 ft.

$$

PZZ825-221115-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
241 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft. Chance of rain. Scattered showers.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Scattered showers
early, then chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ925-221115-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
241 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
9 to 16 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Chance of
rain. Scattered showers.
.SAT...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ830-221115-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
241 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of
rain. Scattered showers.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers
early.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ930-221115-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
241 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ835-221115-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
241 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance
of rain.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers
early.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ935-221115-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
241 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance
of rain.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ840-221115-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
241 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-221115-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
241 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance
of rain.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ945-221115-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
241 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
13 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.


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